Oven-fried Catfish With Remoulade Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 3/4 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 4 (6 ounce) catfish fillets
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup dill pickle, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons shallots, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 to make the fish, preheat the oven to 500 degrees f. with the rack in the middle of the oven. *brush the baking pan with 2 tablespoons oil.
• 2 combine the bread crumbs, cornmeal and 1 teaspoons of salt in a large, sealable, plastic bag and shake to mix.
• 3 season fish with salt and pepper on both sides.
• 4 take on piece of fish at a time and dip fish in the egg, letting excess drip off, then put in the plastic bag and shake to coat well with crumbs.
• 5 transfer to the baking pan and bake until the undersides are golden, about 6 minutes.
• 6 drizzle fish with remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, then carefully turn over and cook until golden and just cooked through, about 6 minutes more.
• 7 make the sauce while the fish is baking, by simply whisking together all the remoulade ingredients and add salt to taste.
• 8 serve the fish with the sauce on the side.